Telestream, a leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, announced the acquisition of UK-based Quality Control (QC) technology specialist, Vidcheck. Established in 2009, Vidcheck is recognized as a leading developer in automated QC solutions within file-based production workflows. Its system solutions are used by broadcasters, facilities and content owners worldwide, such as ITV, […]

Vodafone and Orange have entered a new fight for the best value football offer. In an attempt to capture subscribers, both have extended to mid-September the promotion offer of €5 and €6 a month for La Liga and European football competitions. From September 15, subscribers to Orange will pay €19.95 a month (€9.95 for La […]

HTC has invested $5 million in Steel Wool, a VR development studio founded by creative veterans of Pixar Animation Studios, Lucasfilm, and Telltale Games. The company said it will use the funds to help develop multiple existing projects across games, simulation, and narrative concepts. “The Steel Wool Studios team carries an impressive pedigree of creative […]

Heathrow Express passengers will be kept up to date with a new BBC World News onboard service, launched on September 1, which will provide one-minute news and business bulletins on the 15-minute journey to and from Heathrow and Paddington. The bulletins will be delivered through the existing Express TV service, which are positioned on screens […]

Digital platform security specialist Irdeto has been selected by German broadcast and media industry service provider Media Broadcast as the end-to-end security provider for its new USB device, which will enable live HD content to be viewed on PCs by German customers. Media Broadcast already offers its new freenet TV digital terrestrial television (DTT) and […]

Content protection provider NAGRA has launched the TVkey USB device, the direct-to-TV security solution for pay-TV operators that allows consumers to sign up for pay-TV services directly on selected new Samsung TVs, while meeting all key MovieLabs requirements for Enhanced Content Protection (4K UHD, HDR, early release). With TVkey, consumers will be able to enjoy […]

Connected device apps for the monetisation of video services are now the second most used method for consumers subscribing to OTT services, according to a new Parks Associates whitepaper, sponsored by Ooyala. The whitepaper, Connected Apps: The New Battleground for Video Services, shows more than 25 per cent of OTT video service subscriptions were purchased […]

Not for the first time Pakistan’s media regulator, PEMRA, is threatening tough action against unauthorised India satellite channels being carried on its cable networks. PEMRA is launching its own bouquet of satellite DTH channels in October. BBC Monitoring is reporting that a meeting August 31st at PEMRA headquarters, the PEMRA chairman Absar Alam, told delegates […]

ProSiebenSat.1 Group, one of the largest independent media corporations in Europe, has launched new apps for each of its TV channels in Germany using Applicaster’s app-publishing platform Zapp. Six channel apps have been launched for ProSieben, SAT.1, kabel eins, SAT.1 Gold, sixx and ProSieben MAXX. The apps place a strong emphasis on live TV watching, with a free […]